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April 2022

April 08, 2022

Nuclear Weapons Reconsidered

Russian president Putin, losing in Ukraine, is threatening to use nuclear weapons. This has U.S....

April 05, 2022

When Australia Faced Invasion

During World War II, Australians fully expected to be invaded by Japan. Abandoned by Great...

March 2022

March 21, 2022

Yet Another Schism in Eastern Orthodoxy?

One factor in the Russian invasion of Ukraine was the Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaking away...

March 17, 2022

Russia Wants Alaska Back

Now Russia, trying to enforce its territorial claims on Ukraine with an invasion, is making...

March 16, 2022

Lutheran Mercy-Work in Ukraine and Ethiopia

Lutheran churches are mobilizing to help refugees in Ukraine and drought victims in Ethiopia. This...

March 15, 2022

Would Americans Fight If the USA Were Invaded?

Would Americans fight like the Ukrainians if our country were invaded? Some would, according to...

March 04, 2022

Wars We Don’t Choose

Opinions vary about the Russian attack on Ukraine, but Americans are united in not wanting...

February 2022

February 27, 2022

Ukraine’s Heroic Resistance

Who cannot be inspired by the Ukrainians' resistance to the Russian invaders? In our cynicism,...

February 24, 2022

War in Europe

Russia has invaded Ukraine. The big question for the United States is whether we will get...

February 07, 2022

Wars and Rumors of War

World Wars often come as a surprise to the people who get dragged into them....

December 2021

December 07, 2021

A Pearl Harbor Novel Shows History from the Inside

Today is the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. I am...

September 2021

September 08, 2021

Post-America

In the aftermath of the Afghanistan debacle, many observers are seeing the end of America's...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

We Provided the Taliban with Kill Lists, & Other Outrages

Our government gave the Taliban the names of American citizens and Afghans who helped us....

August 23, 2021

A Critical Race Theory Take on Afghanistan

An article applies critical race theory to the war in Afghanistan and the victory of...

August 18, 2021

Alternatives in Afghanistan

There were alternatives to the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan: an orderly retreat, in which the...

August 16, 2021

Losing Another War

History is repeating itself as the Fall of Saigon is being replicated in the Fall...

March 2021

March 11, 2021

Where the Left and the Right Agree

In our time of political and cultural polarization, we should reflect on some current and...

September 2020

September 14, 2020

Donald Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize

It seems incredible that someone as belligerent as Donald Trump has been nominated for the...

April 2020

April 06, 2020

Teddy Roosevelt Did Exactly What the Captain of the USS Roosevelt Did

Capt. Brett Crozier lost his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt for asking his superiors...

March 2020

March 10, 2020

“The Greatest Plague”

In his "Table Talk," Luther reflects on the spiritual and existential significance of plagues. He...

January 2020

January 15, 2020

The Psychology of Hate

"Hate" has become another all-purpose term of opprobrium, like "Nazi." If you oppose someone for...

January 06, 2020

The Grim Reaper

The lethal drone known as the Reaper that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani may have ignited...

November 2019

November 11, 2019

Service: Medal of Honor Citations for Veterans Day

To honor our military veterans, read these citations for two recent recipients of the Congressional...

October 2019

October 18, 2019

Art of the Deal in Syria

President Trump has brokered a ceasefire in Turkey's incursion into Syria against the Kurds. According...

October 14, 2019

“You Are Leaving Us to Be Slaughtered”

The Kurds have been America's most steadfast allies--fighting side by side in Iraq, and defeating...

October 12, 2019

An Evangelical Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize went to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiye Ahmed Ali, an evangelical...

April 2019

April 12, 2019

Shooting Down Artillery Shells

Did you know that our military has the capability of shooting down artillery shells? Even...

December 2018

December 26, 2018

Letting Trump Be Trump

Looking back on 2018 and ahead to 2019 for President Trump, it appears his presidency...

December 12, 2018

The Fall of Ancient Greece

We often look for parallels between the state of our civilization and the fall of...

November 2018

November 12, 2018

Veterans Day, History, & Baptisms

Yesterday, November 11, was Veterans Day, which is also being observed today. (Those of you...